achilleine

English

Alternative forms

• achillein (chiefly British)

Etymology

From translingual Achillea +‎ -ine.

Noun

achilleine (uncountable)

2. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₂₀H₃₈N₂O₁₅) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
   • 1854, John King, The American Eclectic Dispensatory, page 154:

     The two, mixed and evaporated, yield about seven ounces of achilleine.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: akilleiini
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• Polish: achileina f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ахиллеи́н m (axilleín)

Further reading

• “achilleine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.